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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Gender-Affirming Benefits: Best Practices for Group Health Plans

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Federal legislative and regulatory activity related to employer-sponsored group health plans shows no signs of slowing, particularly with the issuance of interpretive guidance regarding the transparency and surprise-billing...more

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Two Major Changes Address Living-With-COVID Concerns

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A national vaccination mandate directed at employers with more than 100 employees became effective 1/10/2022. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has expedited oral arguments regarding judicial stays facing the mandate, the...more

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Supreme Court Finds Insurers Entitled To Millions In ACA Payments

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On April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal government is on the hook for $12 billion it failed to pay insurers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) risk-mitigation program known as the Risk Corridors Program. ...more

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Supreme Court: The ACA & Risk Corridor Obligations

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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Maine Community Health Options v. United States, is a major decision affecting healthcare and resolving a significant Obamacare dispute. The Affordable Care Act famously established online...more

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Supreme Court Issues Long Awaited Ruling on Affordable Care Act Risk Corridors Program

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The Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling on April 27, 2020, directed at a more than $12 billion challenge related to the temporary risk corridors program established by the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). Challenges...more

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Supreme Court Decides Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States

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On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States, holding that the Affordable Care Act requires the federal government to compensate insurers for significant losses their health plans...more

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Supreme Court Rules Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Health Insurers Under ACA Risk Corridor Program

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On April 27, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled by an 8-1 decision that the federal government must pay billions of dollars to health insurers who sold consumer policies on exchanges under the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”)...more

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Supreme Court Rules 8-1 That Government Must Pay Health Insurers Under ACA Risk Corridor Program

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In a major win for health insurers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that the federal government owes roughly $12.3 billion to health insurers who claimed losses under the risk corridor program of the...more

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Three Pressing Challenges for Personalized Medicine

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Personalized medicine can be described as the science of targeted therapies. Advances in diagnostic and molecular medicine have made it possible to more precisely identify alternative treatment options for patients based on...more

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King v. Burwell & Beyond: ACA Litigation Continues

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The Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell resolved what may be the last existential legal threat to Obamacare. The case upheld the extension of premium tax credits in states operating under federally created insurance...more

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King v. Burwell: No “Death Spirals”

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"Death spirals" were avoided today when the U.S. Supreme Court released its long awaited opinion in King v. Burwell, holding that tax credits are available to subsidize coverage for qualified individuals in all states,...more

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King v. Burwell: When Would a Supreme Court Ruling Restricting Affordable Care Act Premium Subsidies Go into Effect?

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The Supreme Court of the United States is poised to decide a critical question under the Affordable Care Act: whether the federal government can subsidize health insurance premiums for residents of states that did not...more

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